Chapter 259 Suspicious

The morning light was dim, and the mist shrouded over the palace gradually dissipated, and a spring rain dispelled the depression that had been silent all night.

When Ling Youyao woke up, she found a thick blanket covered with her body. She rubbed her numb arms and was about to get up, but she heard a sound suddenly sounded: "Are you awake?"

He's a childish voice.

Ling Youyao looked at the boy sitting in front of the queen's bed and was a little stunned: "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Fu Yunchen sat there quietly, with his back facing Ling Youyao, and his small figure seemed very silent. He said, "Auntie, you have worked hard all night with your mother. Go and rest early."

Ling Youyao stood up with the table, walked to him, and said softly: "When did Your Highness come? I remember His Majesty asked the eldest princess to accompany you last night."

"I came over after reading the painting for my aunt, but I heard my mother crying and didn't dare to come in."

His tender face is a bit steady. He is only nine years old, but he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

Ling Youyao whispered: "The Empress is still sleeping, why don't we go out first? When the Empress wakes up, will your Highness come to see her again?"

Although Fu Yunchen was worried about his mother, he still nodded obediently and went out with Ling Youyao.

Qingdai, who was guarding outside, saw the two of them coming out and hurriedly greeted him: "Your Highness, Sui'an is looking for you everywhere! You should go to Chongwenguan to go to school at this point."

Fu Yunchen hid in Ling Youyao, frowned and said, "I want to stay here to accompany my mother."

After hearing what he said, Qingdai couldn't bear to speak anymore, so he had to look at Ling Youyao with help.

Ling Youyao sighed slightly, squatted down and said to him, "I know that Your Highness is worried about the Empress. But the Empress was tired for a day yesterday and has not woken up yet. Your Highness will go to listen to the teacher's lecture first. After school, the Empress will also wake up. Then Your Highness will be able to accompany the Empress with peace of mind."

Fu Yunchen looked at the bedroom with a confused look on his face, then said, "Okay. Aunt Emperor, then I'll go to school first. Can you help me watch my mother?"

"Okay, your highness can go with peace of mind." Ling Youyao rubbed his head and said in a gentle tone.

"Um."

Before leaving, Fu Yunchen secretly glanced at the queen and then left reluctantly.

Seeing his careful appearance, Qingdai couldn't help but feel sore, fearing that tears would fall, so she hurriedly turned around.

Ling Youyao stood on the steps and watched Fu Yunchen leave. Although he was young, he knew everything. Yesterday, Fengyi Palace had such a big fuss. Although Fu Xiuyun left him in Chengming Palace, he still ran over by himself.

Now that Lushan is gone, if something happens to the queen, who will protect him?

Ling Youyao looked at the pear blossom in the corner of the wall, which was beaten by the spring rain, and looked melancholy.

The Fengyi Palace is not as good as before. The queen gave birth to a miscarriage. In the entire palace, except Qingdai and Chunlin, the other palace servants were taken to Shangxing and were beaten. The palace servants had not been sent to the palace. The palace seemed deserted.

The blood stains left in front of the hall last night were still there, and I wonder if Fu Yunchen was scared when he came.

After a moment of silence, she said to Qingdai: "Clear the blood stains so that your prince will not be scared when he comes back."

After hearing her talk, Qingdai noticed the bloodstains, and then responded, and said, "Princess, you have been guarding the Empress for a night. Let's go to the side hall to rest for a while. Shangshensi has sent food here. I will bring it in for you first."

"No," Ling Youyao had no appetite. "I'll go to Changle Palace first. When the Empress wakes up, I'll let the Imperial Doctor come over and take a look."

"Yes." Qingdai replied.

After Ling Youyao gave a few words of advice, she took Yinzhu to Changle Palace.

The palace experienced a storm last night. Although it was clear, the clouds that enveloped everyone's hearts still had not dissipated.

When Fu Yunchuo saw Ling Youyao coming, he called her to sit down, and then asked, "How is the queen?"

"I cried last night and am still asleep now. What's going on? I will have to wait for the imperial physician to see you."

"The Lushan incident is heartbreaking. Although Your Majesty deliberately conceals it, how can he hide it for a lifetime?" Fu Yunchuo said regretfully, "The queen must know it. I just hope that she can hold on. Even if it is not for anything else, she must also think about the prince."

The prince is only nine years old. Although everything is fine now, who can tell what will happen in the future?

Ling Youyao understood the harm and said, "Your Highness, I am here today to ask you, did you find out who was tampering with the Queen's medicine?"

Fu Yunchuo paused, and then said, "It's been found out that he is a little eunuch from the pharmacy of the Imperial Hospital."

"Why is there anyone who found out the person behind the scenes?"

"Your mind is very fast," Fu Yunchuo said, "Your Majesty asked Wei Xiu to interrogate himself, but unfortunately he didn't ask anything, so the little eunuch bit his tongue and committed suicide."

"Has committed suicide?" Ling Youyao was a little surprised, "Wouldn't that clue be cut off?"

Speaking of this, Fu Yunchuo's eyes darkened and said, "It's right that he committed suicide, but he said someone's name before he died."

Ling Youyao suddenly felt uneasy in her heart and she spoke tentatively: "Who is it?"

"Zi Lin."

Ling Youyao was stunned. She never expected that the little eunuch would point Fu Mingjue to the death.

Similarly, Fu Xiuyun was quite surprised after hearing this.

"What you said is true?"

Wei Xiu bowed and said, "Yes, when Lu Kang bit his tongue and committed suicide, he did mention King Jing, but he will not be sure whether this matter is related to King Jing."

"Oh?" Fu Xiuyun looked up at him, "Why did you say this?"

Wei Xiu replied: "Lu Kang's mouth was very stubborn. Even if he had given all the punishments, he could not pry open his mouth. But after hearing that we had found the coix seed he had discarded, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. Before his death, he also said King Jing. He suspected that he might have blamed King Jing for protecting the real mastermind."

Not to mention whether Fu Mingjue wanted to assassinate the queen, now he is far away in southern Xinjiang, so it would be too hasty to hand over such an important matter to a small eunuch. Wei Xiu thought that this matter did not look like Fu Mingjue's style.

Fu Xiuyun pursed his lips and said nothing, his long eyelashes drooped, unable to guess what he was thinking at the moment.

After a while of silence, he suddenly asked, "How did you investigate the Lushan family destruction?"

"Return to Your Majesty, according to the broken jade brought back by King Jing, the one who attacked Lushan should be the Zixiao Palace, the leader of the ten major sects in the rivers and lakes."

"Zixiao Palace?" Fu Xiuyun was stunned, "Is it related to Xie Heng?"

"That's right, Mr. Xie had an entanglement with Gu Qingyi, the head of the Zixiao Palace. Zixiao Palace has been pursuing his whereabouts over the years, but they do not know Mr. Xie's true identity. According to spies, before the accident in Lushan, Gu Qingyi had received a secret letter. Finally, it was the secret letter that exposed Mr. Xie's identity that caused such a great disaster."

Fu Xiuyun frowned: "Do you know the origin of the secret letter?"

Wei Xiu shook his head: "Not found yet."

The court never interferes in the affairs of the world. Now a secret letter has triggered the tragedy of Lushan, which makes the queen feel distraught and unable to recover.

Is this just a grudge or a conspiracy in the court?

After thinking for a moment, Fu Xiuyun said, "Xie Heng probably went to Zixiao Palace to seek revenge, but he was not aware of the secret letter. You send someone to Zixiao Palace immediately. If you find Xie Heng, you will knock him out and bring him back."

"As for what the little eunuch said," he paused, "Zi Lin is still in southern Xinjiang, so let's hide the matter for the time being, and let's talk about everything after he returns to Beijing."

Wei Xiu responded, and then asked, "The Queen's side"

"The queen is lingering in sick bed and is depressed. Princess Jing is deeply loved by her, so let Princess Jing stay in the palace to accompany the queen."

Fu Xiuyun's expression was neither salty nor light, but Wei Xiu understood that he wanted to keep Princess Jing in the palace until King Jing returned to Beijing.

The emperor was suspicious. Although he didn't say anything, he felt suspicious in his heart.
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